Key facts
- Also known as
- Dang Soo Do, Korean Karate
- Country of origin
- Korea, Empire of Japan
- Founder
- Either: Won Kuk Lee Hwang Kee
- Ancestor arts
- Shotokan Karate , Shito-ryu Karate , Subak , Taekkyon , Tai Chi , Wuzuquan , White Crane
- Descendant arts
- Taekwondo , Chuck Norris System , American Kickboxing , American Karate , Jeet Kun Do , American Tang Soo Do , XMA, Gan Soo Do, Kajukenbo , Soo Bahk Do
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Encyclopedic overview
Black Belt Tang Soo Do Dobok
Tang Soo Do (Korean: 당수도; Hanja: 唐手道; pronounced [taŋ.su.do]) is a Korean martial art based on karate which can include fighting principles from taekkyeon, subak, as well as northern Chinese martial arts. From its beginnings in 1944 to today, Tang Soo Do is used by some Kwans to identify the traditional Korean fusion of fighting styles. In the mid 1950s, it became the basis for the martial art taekwondo when the Korean Nine Kwans united.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tangsudo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.